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FILE - In this Oct 12, 2013 file photo, tourists ride in a classic American car on the Malecon in Havana, Cuba. A new set of U.S. government regulations takes effect Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, severely loosening the 50-decade long travel and trade restrictions for Cuba. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)
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Taliban and al Qaeda detainees sit in a holding at Camp X-Ray at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in this Jan. 11, 2002 photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Sacramento, California, Mayor Kevin Johnson (left) and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter (center) listen as Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaks Tuesday at the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing at the Newseum in Washington. (associated press)
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"A complete and thorough audit of the Fed will finally allow the American people to know exactly how their money is spent in Washington," said Sen. Rand Paul, who is proposing legislation. (Associated Press)
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Alanna Panas, of Mechanicsburg, Penn., is outraged after she says the Ocean Downs casino in Berlin, Maryland, kicked her out for breastfeeding her seven-week-old baby. (WJZ)
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File-This Aug. 25, 2014, file photo shows Kristy Lewis, director of the Paducah Preschool Head Start Program handing out snacks Keegan Walker, a student at Clark Elementary at Robert Coleman Park in Paducah, Ky. Head Start programs have been shown to help poor children do better in school, but they may also help them fight obesity, a study suggests. During a year of Head Start preschool, obese and overweight children were much more likely to slim down than comparison groups of kids. (AP Photo/The Paducah Sun, Ellen O'Nan, File)
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Chef Duff Goldman of "Ace of Cakes" is taking away financial incentives that he says have made competitive cooking programs "TV-ified." "Cake decorators care about their art. It's more about the art than it is about winning a big check," he said. (Associated Press)
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A customer glances at a McDonalds' banner menu showing a burger accompanied by arepas or corn cakes, instead of fries, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. McDonald’s franchises in Venezuela have run out of potatoes and are now serving South American alternatives like deep-fried arepas or yuca, a starchy tuberous root. The franchisers are blaming a contract dispute with West Coast dock workers for halting the export of frozen fries to the country. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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Dolvett Quince (left) with Lori Harrigan-Mack from "The Biggest Loser." Many people watch the top-rated reality show for weight loss ideas and inspiration. (NBC)
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This Nov. 11, 2014, file photo shows the U.S. Capitol Building illuminated by the setting sun on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Small, increasingly cheap drones have become wildly popular for recreation, and it's unclear how the FAA will regulate operators who want to use the vehicles for that purpose alone. (Associated Press)
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WEARY: A former jewelry shop on the upscale Voukourestiou Street in Athens has become a homeless haven. As many Greeks suffer through a crippling financial crisis, some small businesses have managed to open and thrive. (Associated Press)
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President Obama's fundraising trip to Denver last July cost taxpayers $896,278 — that included $183,260 for hotel expenses for a security detail. His Labor Day trips in 2014 came to a total of $1,539,402. (Associated Press)
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Liberals, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, are taking on President Obama and so-called Wall Street Democrats in an effort to thwart confirmation of a key Treasury nominee. (Association Press)
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Rick Santorum is among 40 speakers at an upcoming tea party convention in South Carolina. (Rick Santorum/Patriot Voices)
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Katrina Leskanich performing Rewind Festival at Scone Palace, Perth, Scotland, Britain. Though she's no longer with The Waves, the "Walking on Sunshine" singer contiues to tour and make new music. (Associated Press)
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Marco Fois, of Italy, performs a 18-meter dive (59 feet) into the river Tiber from the Cavour Bridge in Rome, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, to celebrate the New Year. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
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Mike Gravel at the launch of his presidential campaign in April 2006. (Wikipedia)